THE TREE-RING DATING OF SAMPLES FROM 18-20 AND 25 HIGH TOWN, 41A BRIDGE STREET, AND THE COLLEGE OF THE VICARS' CHORAL, HEREFORD CITY, 1990

Six timber samples from sites within the City of Hereford were processed by the Ancient Monuments Laboratory in late 1989. The first two samples were water-logged timbers from a pit excavated behind 25 High Town but had too few rings to date. Another sample came from 18-20 High Town was found to span the years AD 1474-1594. The absence of sapwood resulted in a terminus post quem of after AD 1605 being given. Two samples were from the rear wing of 41A Bridge Street. One was from a sill beam, thought to be primary, and was found to span the years AD 1406-1459. As the sample retained some sapwood, a felling date range of AD 1466-1496 is given. The second sample was found to span the years AD 1439-1585. Again with the absence of sapwood a terminus post quem of after AD 1596 is given. A sample from the College of the Vicars' Choral had too few rings to date.